Spout for liquid dispensing cans



July 19, 1934. J T ROTH r AL 1,966,082

SPOUT F OR LIQUID DISPENSING CANS Filed Oct. 26. 1932 //V Vf/VTORS. JOHNT ROTH, EDG/W? l/V. V/IHLE,

ffie/rA TTO/WVE Y Patented July 10, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,986,082 sron'rroa monm nrsrnnsnro cans John T. Roth and Edgar W. Vahle, Dayton, Ohio,

assignors to The Huffman Manufacturing Com-- pany, Dayton, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Application October 2o, 1932, Serial No. 639,552

' 150laims. ((1221-26) This invention relates to a spout for a liquiddispensing can and is designed more particularly ior use on anoil'measuring can of the type having a bottom discharge through atiltable spout,

5 such as are commonly used at automobile service stations.

Measuring cans of this type must usually be supportedby the attendant oroperator while the oil is being drained therefrom because the spouts areof such a character that they do not ailord adequate support for thecan. It is, however, very desirable that the measuring can should beselfsupporting so as to permit the operator to attend to other matters.while the oil is draining from 35 the can.

One object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing can witha spout of such a character that it may be inserted in the fillingopening of the receptacle in which the liquid is to be de-' A furtherobject of the invention is to providea spout of such a construction thatwhen properly inserted in the filling opening it will beheld againstmovementunder the influence oi the weight of the can and its contents.

A further object. of the invention is to provide such a spout which willbe very simple in construetion and which may be produced at a low cost.v 3

Other objects of the invention will the device is described in detail.

. In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a side elevation of-an oil canembodying our invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan viewof a portion of thespout; Fig. 3 is a side elevationoi a portion of the spout, partly insection, inserted'in the filling opening of a receptacle; and Fig. 4 isa trans- 40 verse section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. a

In this drawing we have illustrated one embodiment of our invention andhave shown the.

same as applied-to an oil measuring can of a well known type but it willbe understood that this particular embodiment has been chosen for thepurpose of illustration only, that theinvention' may take various formsand may be applied to dispensing cans of various kinds.

In the particular embodiment" here illustrated the dispensing cancomprises a bodyl having a bottom 2 spaced some distance from the loweredge of the body, that portion of the body beneath the bottom-forming askirt 3 which constitutes a support ior the can when the latter is notin use. The. bottom or the can is provided contents.

with a discharge opening which communicates with a dischargespout 4.This spout' is rigid throughout its length and is pivotally connected atone end with the can. Preferably the pivotal connection for the spout isarranged within the skirt 3 and the spout has an offset portion 5 soarranged that the spout may be swung upwardly alongside of the can, inwhich position the offset portion 5 of the spout extends through anopen- "ing 6 in the skirt 3. The spout is supported in the oil is to bedischarged, such as the filling opening or tube leading to the crankcase of an automobile-engine. When the spout is inserted in the openingand arranged in the inclined position shown the lower side of the spoutwill en'- gage the outer edge of the opening at that side adjacent tothe can and the upper side of the spout will engage the inner edge ofthe opening at that side or the opening opposite the side engaged by thelower portion of the spout. The spout is usually of sufficientstrength'to support the weight of the can and its contents butordinarily it is substantially round in cross section and unless theweight of the can is very nicely balanced on the spout it will have atendency 'to turn about a longitudinal axis or to twistabout atransverse axis, either movement resulting in To enable the spout tosupport the can in an upright position during the pouring operation thespout is provided with means to engage the vreceptacle and hold thespout against movementin the fillingopening. Preferably, but notnecessarily, this means is a part of the spout.

The spout here illustrated is so constructed that when inserted in )theopening and properly engaged with the edges thereof it will be firmly 10held against turning or twisting movement or against longitudinalmovement and will therefore support the weight of the can withoutattention on the part of the operator. For this purpose the lower sideof the spout,.-as shown in Figs. 1. and 3, is provided with asubstantially straight transverse portion to engage'the outer edge ofthe filling openingb The filling opening is usually round and this lowersurface of the spout is so. Shaped with relation thereto that it willengage a the upsetting of the can and the spilling of its 90 the curvededge of the opening at separated points which will firmly hold the spoutagainst any tendency to turn about a longitudinal axis. To prevent thespout from twisting about a transverse axis the lower side thereof isprovided with projections or transverse ribs arranged to receive betweenthem the outer edge of ihe filling opening and to engage this edge atseparated points. The engagement of the edge of the opening between theribs or projections not only holds the spout against twisting or turningmovement but also holds it against longitudinal movement. Consequentlythe spout is firmly held against all movement under the influence of thecan and its contents, and the rigid spout will thus support the can inproper position while the oil is draining therefrom. Preferably aportion of the lower side of the spout adjacent to the discharge endthereof is flattened, as shown at 9, and this fiattened portion isprovided with a series of corrugations 10 which form the transverseribs. In the present instance, a considerable number of corrugationshave been shown to facilitate the or curved transversely to the lengthof the spout,

as shown at 11, so that it will have relatively narrow contact with theedge of the filling opening. Consequently when the flattened portion, ofthe lower side of the spout, is in engagement with the outer edge of thefilling opening at separated points, and the upper side of the spout isin engagement with the inner edge of the opening, at a relatively narrowpoint, the spout has a three point contact with ihe'edges of the openingwhich results in a very firm support therefor. The spout may be formedin any suitable manner but, as here shown, is divided along the lateraledges thereof, as shown at 12, so that the body of the spout may beformed in two parts by means of suitable dies.

It is, of course, important that the can or container shall be heldagainst tilting movement with relation to the spout during the pouringoperation. The can as here shown is provided with a stop 14 arranged toengage the spout and limit the relative pivotal movements of the spoutand the can. The pivotal connection being near the front of the can thecenter of gravity of the latter will be in the rear of the axis of thatconnection and the weight of the can and its contents will hold the stopin engagement with the spout and thus prevent the can from tilting ineither direction with relation to the spout. Consequently when the spouthas been inserted in'the filling opening and is supported by thereceptacle the can will be retained in an upright position and heldpositively against all tilting movement.

While we have shown and described one embodiment of our'invention wewish it to be understood that we do not desire to be limited to thedetails thereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilledin the art.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is: I

1. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with the lower portion of said container andhaving its other end portion adapted to extend through the fillingopening of a receptacle, said spout being provided with means forsupportingly engaging the edge of said opening in such manner as to holdsaid spout against tuming movement about a longitudinal axis.

2. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving supporting connection with the lower portion of said containerand adapted to extend thorugh the filling opening of a receptacle and tohave supporting engagement with said receptacle, said spout beingprovided with means to engage said receptacle in such a manner as tohold said spout against turning movement in said opening and thus causesaid spout to support the container in an upright position.

3. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with the lower portion of said container andhaving its other end portion adapted to extend through the fillingopening of a receptacle and to have supporting engagement with the wallof said opening, said spout being provided with means arranged to engagesaid receptacle at separated points so as to hold said spout againstturning movement about a longitudinal axis.

4. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with the lower portion of said container andhaving its other end portion adapted to extend through the fillingopening of a receptacle and to have supporting engagement with the wallof said opening, one side of said spout being shaped v to engage saidreceptacle at separated points adjacent to said opening so as to holdsaid spout against turning movement about a longitudinal axis.

'5. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigidmaterial having one end connected with said container and having itsother end portion adapted to'extend through the filling opening of areceptacle in an inclined position with the upper and lower sides of thespout in engagement respectively with the lower and upper edges of saidopening, one of said sides being shaped to engage the adjacent edge ofsaid opening at separated points and the other of said sdes being shapedto have a relatively narrow contact with the adjacent edge of saidopening, thereby providing a three point support for said spout.

6. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with the lower portion of said container andadapted to support the same during the pouring operation, said spouthaving its other end portion adapted to extend through the fillingopening of a receptacle and to have supporting engagement with the wallof said opening, said spout having a transverse shoulder arranged toengage said receptacle at points spaced apart transverse to saidspout'so as to hold said spout against turning movement in said opening.

7. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving supporting connection with the lower portion of said containerand adapted to extend through the filling opening of a receptacle withits upper and lower sides in supporting engagement respectively with thelower and upper edges of said opening, one of said sides of said spouthaving transverse corrugations to receive between them the adjacent edgeof said opening and hold said spout against longitudinal movement insaid opening, one of said corrugations being adapted to engage saidreceptacle at points spaced apart transversely ing movement in saidopening.

8. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with the lower portion of said container andadapted to support the same during the pouring operation, said spouthaving its other end portion adapted to extend through the fillingopening of a receptacle with the upper and lower sides of said spout inengagement respectively with the lower and upper edges of said opening,the lower side of said spout having a transverse shoulder to engage saidreceptacle at the upper edge of said opening-in such a manner as to holdsaid spout against movement about its longitudinal axis.

9. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigid materialhaving one end connected with said container and having its other endportion adapted to extend through the filling opening of a receptacle inan inclined position with the upper and lower sides of said spout inengagement with the respective edges of said opening, the lower side ofsaid spout having a flattened portion provided with transverse ribsspaced apart lengthwise of said spout to receive between them the outeredge of said opening at one side of the latter, the upper side of saidspout having its end portion curved transversely to said spout to engagethe inner edge of said opening at the other side thereof.

10. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, 2. spout of rigidmaterial having one end connected with the lower portion of saidcontainer and having its other end portion adapted to .extend throughthe filling opening of a receptacle, said spout and said container beingprovided with associated means for engaging the receptacle being filledinsuch a manner as to hold said spout against turning movement about alongitudinal axis and said container against tilting movement.

11. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigidmaterial pivotally connected with the lower portion of said container,means for limiting the relative pivotal movement of the spout andcontainer in one direction, said means being so arranged that when inuse said container and said spout will be urged into adjusted positionsby gravity, the discharge end of said spout being adapted to extendthrough the filling opening of a receptacle, and means carried by saidspout and cooperating with said receptacle in such a manner as to holdsaid spout and container against tilting movement in any direction.

12. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigidmaterial having one end connected with the lower portion of saidcontainer and having its other end portion adapted to extend through thefilling opening of a receptacle, said spout being provided with meansfor supportingly engaging the edge of said opening in such a manner asto hold said spout against slippage in the direction of its length andagainst rotation about a longitudinal axis.

13. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, 9. spout of rigidmaterial having one end connected with the lower portion of saidcontainer and having its other end portion adapted to extend through thefilling opening of a receptacle, said spout being provided with meansfor supportingly engaging the edge of said opening with sumcient contactin the aggregate to hold said spout against rotation about itslongitudinal axis.

14. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, at spout of rigidmaterial having supporting connection with the lower portion of saidcontainer and adapted to extend through the filling opening of areceptacle with the upper and lower sides of said spout in engagementwith the respective edges of said opening, said spout having means tohold .the same against longitudinal movement in said opening and oneside of said spout having its engaging surface in a substantiallystraight line transverse to said spout to hold said spout againstturning movement in said opening.

15. In a liquid pouring apparatus, a container, a spout of rigidmaterial having supporting connection with the lower portion of saidcontainer and adapted to extend through the filling opening of areceptacle with the upper and lower sides of said spout in engagementwith the respective edges

